Capping device.



H. D. CORNWALL.

CAPPING DEVICE. APPLICATIONHLED ocT. 24. 1914.

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H. D. CORNWALL.

CAPPING DEVICE.

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Application filed October 24, 1914:. Serial No. 868,449A

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD D. GonNwALL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Lowville, in the countyoii Lewis, in the State of New York7 have invented new Vand useful Improvements in Capping Devices, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention 4relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for applying caps or closures to bottles, and more particularly to a device for applying the usual bottle closure, in the form of fa disk or otherwise, to milk bottles and the like, and is designed particularly for Vuse with the closure shown in reissued `Letters Patent of the United States No; 12,529, dated September 4, 1906.

rlhe primary object of the invention is to provide an exceedingly simple, readily operated, and highly etlicient device for applying closures one at a time to bottles or similar receptacles.

Other objects and uses will appear from the followingdescription, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, in which y Figure l is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section on line 2--2 Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross section on line 3-3, Fig. l. Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate slight variations in the details of construction of the temporary cap supporting means. Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section through a multiple capping device for applying caps or closures to a plurality oi receptacles simultaneously. Fig. 7` is a hori- Zontal cross section of the multiple capper.

The invention comprises a cylindrical body -l-, in use adapted tobe vertically disposed, as shown, and having slots 2- and -3- in opposite sides thereof, preferably as shown diametrically disposed, and beginning a short distance from the lower -edge of the body 1, the slot --Qmk eX- tending to the top of the body -1 and the slot 3 terminating a short distance from the top, for a purpose hereinafter described.

The lower end of the body -lis preferably externally threaded for co-action with an internallv threaded tubular base -`l-., having an inwardly projecting flange *f5- and a depending flaring flange or skirt -6-, the portion --6d of suiiicient size to inclose the upper edge of a bottle or other similar receptacle --7 as shown.

A Vcylindrical sleevev 8 is slidably mounted upon the body -1- and has a circumferentially enlarged portion 9 at its base.

.lhi'e4 portion -9- is provided 154- in the portion 9 and for the purpose of Vretracting the handle and holding the pin -14 in engagement with the seat -15-, a suitable spring -16- is mounted upon the handle *l2- and interposed between a weight or hammer -17 and the pin-liland in operation bears against the inner surface of the body -1- to hold the handle in retracted position, and preferably as shown, a washer -18- is interposed between'the spring 16- and the pin -l4.-, such washer' being of suiiicient width to prevent its passage through the slot `-`3'-, so that it bears against and has a sliding relation with the inner surface of the body -l-, thus preventing wea-ring of the spring.

The' weight or hammer is removably or adjustably mounted upon the handle -l2- vand is adapted to be held in any position of adjustment by a set screw --19-.

It will be `apparent that the sleeve ---8-V is free to move along the body #1- as limited by the closed lower ends of the slots --2-' and v-Seand by the closed upper end of the slot -3-, and when caps or bottle closures are to be placed in the body -l-, the handle #l2- is pushed inwardly by grasping the operating handle *20-w until the pin -l4- is disengaged Vfrom the slot #15 and the handle +12- is then rotated a quarter turn until the pin -15- registers with the slot -13- when the handle may be withdrawn from the opening elland slot -3-, and the sleeve I that although I have illustrated one particu- 8- and the handle 12 may then be slipped off thetop of the body 1 to leave the inner portion entirely free for the reception of such caps or closures. `The diameter of the flange 5 is small enough to ordinarily support the caps and prevent their falling from the body 1 Vhen the desired number of caps have been stacked in the tubular body, the sleeve 8 is externally telescoped with the body 1 the handle 12 is passed through the slot 3 and opening 11 and turned to assembled position.

In ,operationthe flange 6 rests upon the top ofthe bottle or other receptacle, and

by raising and dropping or byV pushing Vdown upon the sleeve 8 the lower-most cap is forced by the supporting vflange 5- into the neck of the bottle.'

The form of cap with which this device is particularly designed for use, comprises two connected disk members 21 andV 22 of different diameters, and spaced apart by an intermediate body 23 ,.the lower disk 22 is the disk of smaller diameter and .is adapted to seat itself in the neck of the bottle, and is of sufficient size to form a Vclosure for the saine, andthe upper disk 721 is adapted to rest upon the top of the bottle and form a grasping means for removing the closure. With this form of cap,

, the upper disk 21 is of suflicient diamecontinuous flange so long as the device emter to just rest upon the flange 5 but may be forced past the fiange by the application of pressure, as applied'through the hammer 17 lIt is apparent, however,

lar'kind of capwhich the device is capable of applying to bottles, that I do not desire to limit -myself to any particular form, size for shape of cap, Yas the device is susceptible of use with many and various forms.

Theflange 5- is merely a means for temporarily supporting the caps within the body 1 and I do not desire to limit myself to one particular form ofiange,v or to a bodies means for temporarily supporting the caps, and-in'Figs. 4l and 5 are illustrated various manners of forming this supportzing means.' In Fig. 4, the supporting iiange 2dis formed integral with the body 1 by offsetting the lower edge thereof y or portions of such edge, and in Fig. 5 a

small wire or other suitably shaped member 25 is soldered, brazed, welded or otherwiseconnected to the inner vportion of the body 1 adjacent its lower edge.

Inl Figs. 6 and 7, I have illustrated a capping device for simultaneously applying caps to a plurality of receptacles, and in this vis formed of a single piece of metal, preferably cast in the form shown and having a plurality 0f inwardly projecting fianges 5 and depending Haring flanges 6 arranged and spaced apart a suitable distance to fit over the upper edge of a corresponding number of bottles for simultaneously applying caps to the same in substantially the manner hereinbefore described with respect to Fig. 2.

Each of the bases 4 has a portion which is internally threaded for coaction with its respective tubular body portion in the manner hereinbefore described.

A suitable sleeve 8 0f suilicient size to inclose the body portions 1 is slidably mounted upon said portions so as to move vertically with reference thereto, and for the purpose of forcing the caps,` from these body portions and into engagement with the bottles or receptacles and for allowing removal of the sleeve 6- from the body portions to permit insertion of caps or closures as desired, the body portions 1 adjacent the respective operating knobs or handles 20 are slotted vertically upon opposite sides entirely to their tops, as illustrated at 27 ,'while the body portion farthest from the operating handle 20 are slotted entirely to their top upon one side and the slot terminates some distance from the top upon the other side, it being understood that, as shown, each hammer handle 12 is adapted to support and operate hammers in a row of capping devices, and these hammers 17 are mounted upon and secured to the handle k 12 in the manner hereinbefore described www particular form, number, size or arrange.-`

ment of the parts, and it Will be apparent that many changes can be made in the details of construction and arrangement without departing from the spirit of this invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

' 1. In a bottle capper, an upright tubular body provided with an elongated longitudinal slot, a grip member movable longitudinally of said tubular body and having a part extending through said slot and adapted to bear upon the upper surface'of a cap in said body to force the cap from said body and into engagement With a bottle upon movement of the grip.

2. In a bottle capper, an upright tubular body provided with a longitudinal slot and With means for normally supporting caps therein, a grip member externally mounted upon said body and movable-longitudinally thereof and having a part extending through said slot adapted to be brought into contact with a cap in said body, a member in connection with said part and adapted to contact with the inner surface of said body, and a spring for holding said member in contact with said body.

3. In a multiple bottle capper, a plurality of upright tubular members each provided with a longitudinal slot, a base common to all the members and having a plurality of openings registering with the respective tubular members, means for normally retaining caps in each tube and a grip having a part extending through the slot in each tube and bearing upon the upper' surface of the caps in their respective tubes and adapted by movement of the grip to force the caps from said tubes, one by one, into engagement vvith respective bottles.

4. A bottle capper adapted for applying bottle caps formed of a pair of spaced con nected disks of diiferent diameters, comprising a tubular member having a discharge opening adapted to be positioned adjacent the mouth of a bottle, said member adapted to contain said caps with the` disk of larger diameter uppermost, and having means for engaging the cap to hold the same Within the tube, said engaging means adapted to hold the larger of said disks spaced from the top of the bottle a distance substantially equal to the distance between said spacedl nected disks of diHerent diameters, compris' inga tubular member having a discharge opening adapted to be positioned adjacent the mouth of a bottle, said member adapted to containsaid caps Withthe disk of larger diameter uppermost, and having means for engaging the` cap to hold the same Within the tube, said engaging means adapted to hold the larger of said disks spaced from the top of the bottle a distance substantially equal to the distance between said spaced disks, a grip movableV longitudinally of said tubular member, and means actuated by the grip and adapted to bear upon the surface of the caps in saidtube for forcing said caps one at a time from said tube to cap bottles.

6. In a bottle capper, an upright tubular body provided with a pair of substantiallyl diametrically disposed longitudinal slots, a grip movable longitudinally of said tubular body, a member extending through said slots and engaged with portions of the grip alined with said slots, said member adapted to bear upon the upper surface of a cap in said body to force the cap from said body and into engagement With a bottle upon movement of the grip.

7. In a bottle capper, an upright tubular body provided with a pair of substantially diametrically disposed longitudinal slots, one of the same having an open end, a grip movable longitudinally of said tubular body, a member extending through said slots and movably engaged with portions of the grip alined with said slots and adapted to bear upon the upper surface of a cap in said body to force the cap from said body and into engagement With a bottle upon movement of the grip.

8. In a bottle capper, a tubular body provided With an elongated longitudinal slot open at one end, means for normally retain ing caps within the body, a grip member movable longitudinally of said body and having a part extending through said slot and adapted to bear upon the upper surface of a cap in said body to force the cap from said body and into engagement With a bottle upon movement of the grip.

9. In a bottle capper, an upright tubular body having a flange for retaining caps therein and provided With an elongated longitudinal slot, a grip movable longitudinally of said tubular body and having a part extending through said slot and adapted to bear upon the upper surface of a cap in said body to force the cap from said body and into engagement'vvith a bottle upon movement of the grip.

10. In a bottle capper, an upright tubular body provided with a pair of siibstzintially diametrically disposed longitudinal slots, one 'of-thesame being Closed and the other extending'through said slots and engaged With portions of the grip alined with said ."slots,v said member being movable from engagement With'the portion of the grip adjacent the closed slot so that said member Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner a l grip movmay be Withdrawn from the closed slot to allow removal of the grip and member from the tubular body.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto sot my hand this 12th day of October, 1914.

HAROLD D. COR-NWALL.

Witnesses:

I-I. I. LE FEVRE, AUG. BLATTNER.

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Washington, D. C. 

